Chael Sonnen vs. Andre Galvao Results: Metamoris 4 Play-by-Play

Chael
Sonnen will face Andre
Galvao Saturday at Metamoris 4. Sherdog.com has live
play-by-play of the action below starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Also, a “surprise match” will be announced at the event.

Metamoris rules are simple: a 20 minute, submission-only match. No
points are scored and if the contest goes the full 20 minutes, a
draw is declared.

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Kit Dale vs. Garry Tonon

Tonon, sporting a terrific red and white Sharknado rash guard and
shorts, is bouncing around and ready. They clinch and Tonon quickly
rolls into a kneebar but misses. Dale scoots over and is in Tonon’s
half guard. Both men very relaxed. Tonon gets the underhook, loking
for a sweep but the Aussie blocks it. Tonon moves to X guard and
quickly shoots over for a heel hook, but Dale defends perfectly.
The heel hook is tighter and Dale rolls over twice and eventually
snakes out of it. Tonon on his side now, still in half guard. Dale
stands in surfer’s stance and looks to pass. Tonon goes for the
kimura but quickly lets it go. Dale is standing up and escapes the
half guard; they get back to their feet. Dale shoots in but Tonon
stuffs him and locks on a guillotine. He pulls guard and Dale tries
to roll out of it, but the American holds tight. Dale scrambles up
but Tonon doesn’t let go. Tonon drops back down and tightens it.
It’s very, very tight. Dale is in trouble. Dale taps out to the
guillotine. Now official time given.

The Official Result

One of the most anticipated rematches in recent BJJ memory is under
way. Medeiros towers over his opponent and they clinch. “Comprido”
tries to tug him to the canvas, but Ribeiro defends. Ribeiro drops
down from the grips and his guard is open. Ribeiro has a tight grip
on Medeiros’ lapel, who is trying to pass to the side. Ribeiro is
up; Medeiros tries to take his back but misses. They clinch again.
Two minutes in and it’s a total stalemate. Comprido snaps him down,
but Saulo springs back up to his feet. Medeiros has a tight grip
around the collar. Now he has a double collar grip and controlling
the clinch. Saulo breaks the collar grips and feints a sayanagi.
Still in he clinch, Medeiros quickly attacks the grip and tries a
sayanagi of his own, but it’s blocked. Medeiros now has a cross
grip on the lapel. Both men are every relaxed five minutes in.
Comprido is looking for an X choke while standing, but Saulo
defends it and eventually frees his neck. Medeiros tries a collar
drag and takes his foe off his feet, but Ribeiro again springs
right back up. Medeiros has Saulo’s gi wrapped around his forearm,
but Ribeiro eventually breaks free. Ribeiro performs a slick
drop-knee sayanagi, and in the ensuing scramble, Medeiros winds up
on his back. Comprido pulls his opponent into his half guard;
Ribeiro is looking to pass to his left. Ribeiro is trying to break
the half guard to free his leg and pass to side control, but
Medeiros is holding it tightly. Medeiros is on his side and has
control of Ribeiro’s lapel, looking to sweep. Ribeiro is holding
tight, sitting on his foe’s hip. Medeiros bumps him and scrambles
to his feet. From there, he executes a single leg takedown, but
Ribeiro quickly bounces back up to his feet.

Halfway through the match, it’s dead even. They clinch and are
forehead to forehead. Medeiros is looking for the X choke again,
but Ribeiro is having none of it. Comprido attempts a leg sweep,
but he misses. Saulo has a tight belt grip but lets go a few
moments later. Saulo reaches down for a single leg, but his attempt
is stuffed. Back to the clinch. Ribeiro attempts another drop knee
sayanagi but he misses. Neither man is reckless; they are playing
it safe and looking for the takedown-to-pass. Ribeiro drops down to
pull guard and lands in half butterfly. Saulo has a hold of
Medeiros’ collar. Medeiros is looking to pass but Ribeiro hip
escapes out the back door and scrambles back up to his feet. They
clinch. With six minutes left, they are starting to pick up the
pace. Medeiros tugs Ribeiro toward him but can’t drag him to the
canvas. Comprido again latches on the X choke, but Saulo is
defending it well. They separate and then quickly return to the
grip fighting. Medeiro pulls to closed guard. Saulo postures up and
looking to break open the guard to pass. Ribeiro stands up and
opens the guard but during the pass attempt, Medeiros tries an
omaplata. He misses. Ribeiro passes the guard and moves to side
control. Ribeiro scoots over and achieves full mount. Ribeior is
looking for the Ezekiel choke but Comprido defends it. Medeiros
rolls over to his side, exposing his back. Ribeiro is all over his
collar, but Medeiros defends the chokes. Medeiros is able to move
into a deep half guard. Comprido rolls into a textbook waiter
sweep. They scramble back up to their feet. With a minute left,
they clinch. Comprido goes to an over hook but lets go. Medeiros
pulls to closed guard with 30 seconds left. Comprido moves to the
sit-up sweep and gets it, taking Saulo’s back. He can’t get any
hooks in and Ribeiro defends the choke. The time runs out, but the
combatants continue to grapple. The ringside officials are yelling
at the ref that time has expired. He finally hears them and ends
the fight. The official result is a hard-fought draw.

The Official Result

They quickly clinch and Cornelius immediately pulls guard.
Cornelius quickly rolls over to an inverted guard but then goes
back onto his back. Cornelius latches on the 50/50 guard and looks
briefly for a heel hook, but lets go almost as soon as he goes for
it. Cornelius reaps the leg, but Vinny is calm and collected,
avoiding the movie. Cornelius scoots over and tries to take
Magalhaes’ back, but the Brazilian-American defends and stand up;
Cornelius stays down. Magalhaes grabs the foot and stands over
Cornelius while the Hilo native looks for the de la Riva. Magalhaes
backs away and then again grabs the feet, looking to pass.
Magalhaes kneels down but Cornelius reverts back to the inverted
guard. Cornelius locks on a calf slicer and then lets go, back to
the 50/50 guard. Cornelius applies a heel hook but it’s not
terribly deep. Magalhaes defends it and grabs the toes, looking for
the toe hold. It’s very deep and Cornelius rolls over three times,
eventually escaping. Cornelius is wincing and plays the spider
guard. Magalhaes is patiently standing over Cornelius, looking
again to pass. The Las Vegas-based grappler has a hold of
Cornelius’ feet again, but he’s having a hard time getting past the
wiry guard play of his foe. Magalhaes seems to be a bit frustrated
with Cornelius’ guard and lets go, backing away and sighing. He
returns to the pass and grabs on the feet. Magalhaes instantly
latches on a deep heel hook. Cornelius rolls over and is in pain;
the heel hook is frighteningly deep. Cornelius grimaces just as he
is able to escape after rolling out of it. Vinny winds up in
Cornelius’ half guard and for a few seconds, he is stuck in a heel
hook until he escapes. Cornelius goes for the toe hold, but
Magalhaes defends again. Cornelius back to the 50/50 guard. They
scramble out and Vinny stands up, walking away and around
Cornelius, who stays on his butt. Magalhaes again grabs the feet,
looking to pass but Cornelius’ guard is superb. Cornelius looks for
the De la Riva and a single from his seat, but Vinny has none of it
and backs away. Magalhaes squats down and his forehead-to-forehead
and then scoots to the side. However, Cornelius again defends the
pass perfectly. Vinny again stands up and sighs in frustration from
being unable to pass. With the match half over, Cornelius tries and
arm drag but misses it.

Vinny gives him his right foot and allows Cornelius to try a toe
hold. Vinny mocks a tap out twice and laughs, and then escapes the
lock. Cornelius rolls to his side from half guard and looks for a
kimura, but Magalhaes defends it perfectly. Vinny backs up and out
and then looks to pass again. Vinny backs away again after
Cornelius misses the X sweep and then into X guard. Magalhaes steps
over Cornelius’ left shoulder and the American is looking to sweep.
Cornelius rolls onto his side and goes to half guard and then
quickly moves to X guard and gets the sweep. They scramble off the
mat and then are restarted in the center of the mat with Magalhaes
on his back. Cornelius is looking to pass, trying for a leg drag.
Vinny’s guard is slick and preventing the pass. Magalhaes misses
the De la Riva and after the ensuing scramble, Cornelius passes and
moves to north-south position. Cornelius moves over to the side and
then back to north-south. Magalhaes bridges up and then scrambles,
but Cornelius is all over him and then pushes him off the mat. They
restart in the center and clinch briefly. With about four minutes
left Cornelius shoots for a single but it’s stuffed. Magalhaes
stuffs it and then scrambles away, but Cornelius is all over him.
They scramble again until Cornelius passes to the side. Magalhaes
looks a little winded now and gives up the mount. Cornelius scoots
up to high mount, possibly looking for the triangle. Vinny blocks
the submission well, making Cornelius miss it. From there,
Cornelius lands in side control. In cross body, Cornelius can’t
isolate the far arm and instead moves to knee-on-belly. Magalhaes
pushes the knee off and prevents the mount, but Cornelius is all
over him. With two minutes left, Cornelius gets the mount from the
knee-on-belly transition. Vinny looks very tired and Keenan scoots
up to a very high mount again. Cornelius goes for the triangle
again and traps the left arm. Magalhaes is defending well.
Cornelius looks for an arm lock this time, but he can’t get it.
With 30 seconds left, Cornelius latches on the triangle. It’s deep
and he bucks and rolls. Cornelius immediately transitions to the
arm bar but Vinny rolls out and up to his feet. He wags his finger
at him in a “no no no” gesture. They go to clinch just as time
expires. After an awesome no-gi match, it’s officially a draw.

The Official Result

They circle each other and Glover gives up his back, waving Yoshida
in. Yoshida jumps in and Glover goes for a rolling heel hook.
Yoshida escapes and stands back up. Glover again turns away and
gives his up back. Yoshida attacks and glover rolls out. They
scramble and Glover goes for a knee bar. The Hawaiian defends and
escapes and then stands back up. Glover rolls in and goes for the
takedown. They scramble after Jeff misses another knee bar
attempts. Glover sits to guard and Yoshida attacks. Yoshida takes
his back only briefly as Glover rolls and spins out, back up to his
feet. Yoshida his a hold of Glover’s left foot and looking for a
sweep, but Glover defends and then rolls to pass. Yoshida holds
onto Golover from the bottom and tries to take his back, where
Glover latches on a toe hold. He misses it. They stand up and
Yoshida tries to jump to guard. He misses and they scramble again.
Glover goes to the inverted guard but rolls out, leaving his back
open, Yoshida tries again to take his back and the scrambles to the
side and gets side control. Glover transitions to a quick triangle.
Yoshida blocks it and then slips into an omaplata, but again
Yoshida escapes. Glover rolls over again and Yoshida takes his
back. Baret cant’ sink the hooks and Glover stand up. Glover
literally goes to a hand stand and tries to sucker Yoshida into it,
but the Hawaiian pushes him over and rolls to try to pull guard.
Glover is now kneeling and trying to pry open Yoshida’s guard.
Glover stands up and Yoshida looks to sweep, but can’t get it.
Glover again goes to the inverted guard and Yoshida takes his back
upside-down. Yoshida scoots out to the side and latches on a side
half guard. Glover grabs Yoshida’s left foot, looking for a toe
hold. Yoshida defends it well. He lets go but Yoshida won’t allow
him to pass. Glover goes for a heel hook briefly but Yoshida rolls
out to safety. They stand up for a few seconds but Glover
immediately drops to his seat, trying to pull guard. Yoshida is
looking to pass but can’t. They scramble and switch positions.
Glover goes for a leg drag by doesn’t get it near the halfway
point.

Glover moves to butterfly guard. Baret looks to pass and misses, so
they stand back up. Yoshida tries to jump to guard and misses
wildly. Glover knee slides halfway thru but can’t pass. Finally,
after another scramble. Glover passes to side, but Yoshida
instantly wraps him up and gets half guard. Yoshida scrambles and
glover gets full mount. As soon as he gets in, Yoshida sweeps him,
landing in Glover’s high guard. Glover thinks about a gogoplata but
never really tries it. Yoshida breaks the guard and looks to pass
but after a scramble they’re back up. Glover pulls guard again and
looks to sweep him. Yoshida is on his side and trying to sucker him
in, but glover is at a safe distance. Glover stands over his foe
and tries to pass, but Yoshida’s guard is superb. Yoshida under
hooks the right leg of Glover back can’t get the sweep or takedown.
They stand again and then Glover slowly sits back down into
butterfly guard. Yoshida is looking to pass the guard again, but
eventually Glover rolls out to his side, preventing it. Glover
grabs a foot but is nowhere near landing the hook. He lets go and
Yoshida springs up. Glover winds up in Yoshida’s quasi-half guard.
After a short lull, they stand. Glover looks a bit winded and they
clinch. They separate and then Glover turns his back and bends
over, giving up his back. He tries to stand on his head as Yoshida
slowly walks toward him. Glover looks to pull him into his inverted
guard but Baret has none of it. Yoshida rolls into a pass and they
stand back up. They clinch and then Glover quickly shoots for a
single and misses it. He rolls into a knee bar but Yoshida steps
away quickly. Glover rolls into Yoshida again and gives up his arm.
Yoshida think omaplata but decides against it and then sits up.
They stand again and then Glover calmly sits back down. Yoshida
pounces and almost gets a full mount, but Glover blocks it and then
sweeps him. Glover latches on a straight foot lock but Yoshida
defends it and escapes. They stand as Glover walks away. Yoshida
slowly chases him down and then Glover rolls into another knee bar
attempt but misses. With 30 seconds left after they stand again,
Yoshida tries to jump to guard but misses. Glover looking to pass,
but Yoshida’s rubber guard prevents it. Time expires just as
Yoshida closes his guard and tries a triangle. The result is a draw
after a terrific no-gi matchup.

The Official Result

Barnett is hovering over Lister, looking to pass. Barnett finally
passes to side control and is crushing him down. Lister has
Warmaster’s right arm trapped in his guard but Barnett is
undeterred. Barnett is applying solid shoulder pressure. Lister
remains calm and has the underhook of Barnett’s left arm. Lister
has his right hand on Barnett’s hip. Barnett still has his right
arm pummeled under Lister’s left leg, but “The Boogeyman” is not
letting hi m advance position. Lister scoots to his side and is
looking to escape out the back, but Barnett is applying heavy
pressure on him. Very little action with 13 minutes left in the
match as both men are extremely relaxed and not wasting energy.
Lister shrimps out and is looking to recover his guard and moves to
butterfly guard. Lister looks to isolate Barnett’s left arm and
then lets go. Lister now in half guard and returns to Barnett’s
left arm. Lister opens up his guard and seeks a triangle or arm
bar, but Barnett is too wary to even have him attempt it. Barnett
backs away and then shoots in. Lister scrambles away and then
turtles up. Barnett is hovering off the back of Lister’s right
side, with Barnett’s left arm digging underneath the defense. Dean
is motionless in his defense while “The Warmaster” fishes for arm
control on the inside at the halfway point.

Barnett shades to rear and then tugs him down to side control.
Barnett immediately cradles Lister with incredible pressure in his
armpit. Lister shuffles out of the cradle, moving Barnett to
straight side control. Lister explodes out, but Barnett is all over
him and lands in north-south. Lister flattens himself out
completely while Barnett lays on him. Lister rolls over to his side
and Barnett immediately latches on the kimura. He might have it.
Lister continues to scramble and Barnett loses it. During the
ensuing scramble, Barnett improves his position and get the kimura
attempt again. It’s deep. Lister explodes out again and frees his
arm; Barnett lands back in side control. Lister tries to recover
his guard and then rolls over to turtle position. Barnett is now on
Lister’s back but does not have the hooks in. Barnett is pummeling
through the defense and looks to choke, but “The Boogeyman” defends
it well. Lister explodes out again and rolls to his side, looking
for a leg lock. Barnett stuffs him, defending the lock. Lister goes
for the foot, but Barnett blocks the submission as soon as Lister
tries it. Back in side control, Barnett is dominating him. Barnett
isolates Lister’s left arm and looks for the kimura again. Lister
defends and rolls into him, freeing himself again. Barnett goes
back to side control and digs his knee into Lister’s face. Lister
wants none of it and shrimps out, looking to recover his guard with
four minutes left. Lister gets to half guard and brings his left
leg up by Barnett’s face, but Josh scoots to the side, looking to
pass again. Barnett stands up and holds Lister’s feet, looking to
pass again. The two are now talking to each other. Barnett explodes
to the side, easily passing. Lister rolls over to his side and
reaches for the leg, but getting nothing. Barnett is pressing all
his weight on Lister, who looks miserable on the bottom. While
Barnett pummels under Lister’s leg, Lister shoots up for a
triangle, but misses. Barnett again goes for the kimura but misses.
Barnett goes for a D’Arce from the side, but it’s not deep at all
and Lister eventually wriggles free. Barnett back to cross body.
Barnett quickly latches on a side choke from the scarf position.
It’s very deep. With about 15 seconds left in the fight, Lister
needs to escape right now. It’s very deep. Lister can’t break free.
With the arm fully trapped, Lister is forced to tap out. Barnett is
the first man in over 16 years to submit Dean Lister in
grappling/BJJ competition, capturing the Metamoris heavyweight
crown.

The Official Result

Sonnen fakes a single, then actually does shoot and gets the low
level single. Galvao quickly goes to his back and tries to pull him
into his guard. Galvao goes to butterfly for a few moments and then
closes his guard. Sonnen is looking to open the guard and pass, but
Galvao breaks his posture and looks for a head and arm choke from
his back. When they separate, it’s revealed that Sonnen is cut near
his right eye. Sonnen is being looked at by the ringside doctors.
The cut doesn’t look horrendous so the fight will likely continue.
It’s a small cut and the fight resumes. Sonnen is back in Galvao’s
closed guard. Sonnen again is trying to open and pass, but Galvao’s
guard is exceptional, denying the former UFC middleweight title
challenger. Galvao is inching up Sonnen’s chest, but Sonnen shoves
him back down. Galvao is looking to isolate Sonne’s left arm while
on his side, but the American’s defense is terrific. Galvao now has
Sonne’s right arm trapped but when nothing comes of it, he lets it
go. Galvao opens his guard and Sonnen eventually backs out and
stands up. Sonnen quickly dives right back into it, but this time
Galvao is working from his open guard. Sonnen stands up and then
dives back in. Galvao now from butterfly guard, looking to open
something up. Sonnen again stands up and backs away. Galvao now
working from the sitting position, but nothing arises. Galvao back
to his back while Sonnen looks to pass. Galvao starting to invert
his guard, but the arm drag doesn’t work. They stand briefly but
Galvao quickly sits back down. Sonnen stands back up but again goes
right back down after the Atos co-founder. Sonnen stands up yet
again and Galvao scoots after him. Back into the butterfly guard
but Chael is neutralizing everything he tries. Sonnen stands up and
goes for the ankle pick, but Galvao simply lays back down and then
onto his side. Galvao closes his guard and then under hooks Sonne’s
left leg. Galvao pulls Sonnen close and is trying to inch up to a
high guard, but nothing is coming from his attempts. Sonnen breaks
open the guard and stands back up and then dives right back into
Galvao’s open guard. Galvao pulls Sonnen into his half guard but it
lasts only a few moments. Galvao goes back to the half guard and
underhooks Sonnen’s right arm. Galvao tries to stand but Sonnen
whizzers him back down at the halfway mark.

Galvao is scooting out to the side with that underhook and is
inching over toward Sonnen’s back. Galvao trying to stand up now
but Sonnen thwarts him. After a brief scramble, Galvao takes
Sonnen’s back. He has both hooks in and is attacking the neck, but
Sonnen is defending it. Galvao has a full body triangle now, but he
can’t sink the choke just yet. Chael rips the arm free but Galvao
is continuously attacking. Galvao gets his right forearm under the
chin but it’s not quite deep enough. Sonnen is defending his neck
nicely, but he’s still in trouble. Sonnen is able to peel the arm
off, but he’s still in a perilous position. Galvao is very relaxed
and attacking the neck whenever the openings appear. Galvao rolls
Sonnen over onto his belly, still looking for the rear naked choke.
Galvao rolls over to his side and the choke is deep. It looks grim
but Sonnen is still defending. Galvao slithers his arm deeper and
sinks it. Sonnen finally taps out with about six and a half minutes
left in the fight.